Masks

patnor1011 wrote: »

You would be surprised at what else can cause distress to some people.
Like for example reading posts on a mask-wearing topic clearly causes some distress in you.

Stupidity annoys me and there is plenty of that around with the anti-mask and anti-restrictions, anti-vax etc posters around here.

patnor1011

Nickolas White Petroleum wrote: »

I’m not denying that there are gunuine reasons for not wear a mask but all of these should have no issue having a letter on them (aside from very obviously disabilities) to prove they don’t need it. That’s all I’m saying.

And who is entitled to check these "letters"? Cashiers? Security? Shelf stackers? As if you think that gardai will have time to stand by shops to check if people are "entitled" not to wear them you are in for surprise.

Nickolas White Petroleum wrote: »

The county is far more open than back them so you can’t compare like that, id ask where would we be without masks!! Things could be much worse.

Also masks aren’t madatory in enough places - they should be mandatory in restaurants and pubs except while eating, absolutely zero tolerance to not wearing them at any other time. As an aside I don’t believe restaurants and pubs should be open at all though.

They should be mandatory of all staff and students of all ages I’m schools at all time except when outside. As an aside I don’t believe schools should be open at all.

Anywhere else indoors they should be mandatory at all times.

I see. Let me ask you how long do you think any country can survive with such lockdown you propose?
If you do not like it out there perhaps you can cocoon and stay isolated from this covid mortal danger.

patnor1011

Nickolas White Petroleum wrote: »

Stupidity annoys me and there is plenty of that around with the anti-mask and anti-restrictions, anti-vax etc posters around here.

There are very few of those here. You are naive if you think there are only anti and pro-people out there. The simple fact is that as this progress on people start seeing things, compare numbers, and also start asking questions.

patnor1011 wrote: »

And who is entitled to check these "letters"? Cashiers? Security? Shelf stackers? As if you think that gardai will have time to stand by shops to check if people are "entitled" not to wear them you are in for surprise.

Security at the door, bus drivers etc. In many shops I go to door security are already stopping people without masks and making decisions on who does and doesn’t enter. It’s almost like you think this is not already common.

If I park in a disable bay in a shopping centre shop parking attendants have no issue checking who is entitled to park there.

patnor1011 wrote: »

I see. Let me ask you how long do you think any country can survive with such lockdown you propose?
If you do not like it out there perhaps you can cocoon and stay isolated from this covid mortal danger.

The country should never have come out of the lockdown when it did that was a massive error in judgement. If we kept locked down over the summer we could be in a place now with the virus almost gone from the county and we could be able to open even more than we are but much more safely (but not travel into or out of the country allowed bar absolute emergencies). This opinion is strongly supported by experts such as a professor in UCC in virology.

A harder lockdown for a little longer would be much better than a much longer half hearted lockdown we have now.

patnor1011 wrote: »

There are very few of those here. You are naive if you think there are only anti and pro-people out there. The simple fact is that as this progress on people start seeing things, compare numbers, and also start asking questions.

They are the minority but there are a few, one is following you around thanking your posts.

bush

Nickolas White Petroleum wrote: »

Security at the door, bus drivers etc. In many shops I go to door security are already stopping people without masks and making decisions on who does and doesn’t enter. It’s almost like you think this is not already common.

If I park in a disable bay in a shopping centre shop parking attendants have no issue checking who is entitled to park there.

The country should never have come out of the lockdown when it did that was a massive error in judgement. If we kept locked down over the summer we could be in a place now with the virus almost gone from the county and we could be able to open even more than we are but much more safely (but not travel into or out of the country allowed bar absolute emergencies). This opinion is strongly supported by experts such as a professor in UCC in virology.

A harder lockdown for a little longer would be much better than a much longer half hearted lockdown we have now.

I presume you work at home?

bush wrote: »

I presume you work at home?

I’ve been full time WFH since March yes, prior to that I would have WFH quite regularly.

bush

Nickolas White Petroleum wrote: »

I’ve been full time WFH since March yes, prior to that I would have WFH quite regularly.

Ye so your grand working away meanwhile everyone else who can't work from home is out of a job

Graham

bush wrote: »

Ye so your grand working away meanwhile everyone else who can't work from home is out of a job

Probably fair to say that's not an accurate summary of reality.

ExMachina1000

Was in shop in navan this morning. Again I saw a few individuals strolling in together without masks and ordering breakfast rolls (with taco sauce). I saw the same yesterday.

These people must be either immune or too stupid to read the signs in that shop and every other shop in the country.

Deleted User wrote: »

I really fail to see how masks are helping. The numbers dropped insanely low while nobody was wearing masks and remained that way for months. People were out and about and going about their days at the time.

In fact, since we've made masks mandatory, the case numbers have risen. Could it be that they are actually doing more harm than good? The medical experts have said many times that they can do more harm if not worn correctly.

I certainly don't believe they are doing much good. Good optics though I guess.

It has always been said that masks are only one part of the toolbox in the fight against Covid. I have never heard it said they are the be all and end all but there's absolutely no defence against stupidity.

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I really fail to see how masks are helping. The numbers dropped insanely low while nobody was wearing masks and remained that way for months. People were out and about and going about their days at the time.

In fact, since we've made masks mandatory, the case numbers have risen. Could it be that they are actually doing more harm than good? The medical experts have said many times that they can do more harm if not worn correctly.

I certainly don't believe they are doing much good. Good optics though I guess.

Masks don't stop you from getting it. If you wear a mask and stand close to an infected person, you'll still get it.

What it can help with though, you might not get covid as bad. This is why social distancing and masks are so important. So that could explain the cases going up and little deaths lately.

deathbomber wrote: »

Protect yourself first and foremost. Any person not wearing a mask as we get well into Autumn and winter are selfish fools and risking their health, it's going to be a tough 4 months or so for the world

Any person that vulnerable that they can't wear a mask, shouldn't be out.

Mrs OBumble

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Any person that vulnerable that they can't wear a mask, shouldn't be out.

Plenty of people who can't mask due to sensory issues don't have Covid-relevant diseases.

Loafing Oaf

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

Masks don't stop you from getting it. If you wear a mask and stand close to an infected person, you'll still get it.

Surely makes it less likely?

paw patrol

Nickolas White Petroleum wrote: »

Security at the door, bus drivers etc. In many shops I go to door security are already stopping people without masks and making decisions on who does and doesn’t enter. It’s almost like you think this is not already common.
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but that is what you saw legal?

does the legislation for retail (not transport) say it much be the manager? not staff?

As defined by a responsible person

“responsible person”, in relation to a relevant premises, means each of the following:

a) the occupier of the relevant premises,

(b) the manager of the relevant premises, and

(c) any other person for the time being in charge of the relevant premises;

A worker is also defined as

“worker”, in relation to a relevant premises, means a person working at the relevant premises under a contract of employment or a contract for service.

so as to distinguish the worker from the responsible person

(4) A responsible person shall take reasonable steps to engage with persons entering or in the relevant premises to inform them of the requirements of paragraph (1) and to promote compliance with those requirements.

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2020/si/296/made/en/print

if you don't want to wear a mask , ask to speak to the manager only:pac:

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Surely makes it less likely?

I think you're more likely to be asymptomatic. So you can still have the virus.

Away With The Fairies wrote: »

I think you're more likely to be asymptomatic. So you can still have the virus.

It stops the virus spread out so it has to also give some protection on it coming it - how couldn’t it!

Any bit of extra protection is worth it and I personally think masks offer a lot more protection than not wearing one.

The government made masks mandatory in certain places. Then there's certain places that it hasn't been made mandatory, like in offices and factories.

I know of a few offices and factories that employers made masks mandatory in their workplace and some that hasn't. This got me thinking. Is there a reason for workplaces not mandating masks themselves? Can it become a legal issue if they go against the HSE advice and mandate masks anyways?

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

Was in shop in navan this morning. Again I saw a few individuals strolling in together without masks and ordering breakfast rolls (with taco sauce). I saw the same yesterday.

These people must be either immune or too stupid to read the signs in that shop and every other shop in the country.

I don't know why staff don't object to serving these people. They don't seem to realise that they are putting their own and their families' health at risk by interacting with them, not to mention the dozens or even hundreds of people who come into the shop.
Personally, I don't have any difficulty in pointing out if if someone is not wearing a mask, too many people in Ireland think that legislation is written for the other guy.

ExMachina1000

Marhay70 wrote: »

I don't know why staff don't object to serving these people. They don't seem to realise that they are putting their own and their families' health at risk by interacting with them, not to mention the dozens or even hundreds of people who come into the shop.
Personally, I don't have any difficulty in pointing out if if someone is not wearing a mask, too many people in Ireland think that legislation is written for the other guy.

Probably afraid of the individuals kicking off or taking the business to court on discrimination charges.

Covid19

As a sales rep, travelling across the West and North West, I am shocked at the large amount of people, largely older farmers, older tradesmen, young adult farmers/tradesmen and a good percentage of elderly women who will not wear a mask and make no apology for it.
It would be an interesting statistic to see, especially now that we are beyond two weeks since the large demonstrations occurred in Dublin, if clusters of the virus have begun to be generated originating from those who attended such demonstrations. Theoretically, if what we are being told about masks is true, we should be seeing a rise in cases and even deaths around about now.
I am all for wearing masks, and I have a reasonable understanding of the science behind virus transmission, but if there is not so much as a blip on the radar of cases over the next week or so, I would have to question the status of the virus and our responses. The same could be said for any country which has seen mass demonstrations. What are your thoughts?

timetogo1

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

Probably afraid of the individuals kicking off or taking the business to court on discrimination charges.

Which ground of discrimination would they be sued for?
You can refuse admission as long as its not based on one of the grounds of discrimination.

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

Probably afraid of the individuals kicking off or taking the business to court on discrimination charges.

Is the place or the individuals concerned, known for "kicking off" ?
If so probably better to stay out of there anyway.

ExMachina1000

Marhay70 wrote: »

Is the place or the individuals concerned, known for "kicking off" ?
If so probably better to stay out of there anyway.

The shop is just a regular Spar or Daybreak. Totally normal shop.

joeguevara

timetogo1 wrote: »

Which ground of discrimination would they be sued for?
You can refuse admission as long as its not based on one of the grounds of discrimination.

Social anxiety is a disability recognised by the Equality Act. Becoming distressed when restricting breathing whether real or imagined in a large number of cases is a symptom of social anxiety, becoming too distressed to wear a mask is an exemption. So refusing someone could be considered discrimination on a disability. Now chances of that are slim, but that’s a reason that staff members are not taking the chance to challenge people. In reality, they don’t want to get in an argument.

joeguevara wrote: »

Social anxiety is a disability recognised by the Equality Act. Becoming distressed when restricting breathing whether real or imagined in a large number of cases is a symptom of social anxiety, becoming too distressed to wear a mask is an exemption. So refusing someone could be considered discrimination on a disability. Now chances of that are slim, but that’s a reason that staff members are not taking the chance to challenge people. In reality, they don’t want to get in an argument.

Put up a sign quoting the legislation, no argument. The onus is on the person seeking dispensation from the legislation to prove eligibility.
My own opinion is that shop owners and managers only see the bottom line and put pressure on their staff to cooperate. This is particularly true of the type of shop mentioned, many of which would be staffed by zero hour contract workers but, as I say, that's my opinion.
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